The move was not unexpected, and it comes one day after WDSU reported that parish President Pat Brister was planning for the possibility that Galvan would not willingly cede his power.

“I hope it doesn’t come to this, but we would have to get legal counsel to present this to them, that, ‘This is the law now. You have to do this,’” Brister said.

When asked if she anticipated a court battle over the law, Brister said, "“we have certainly talked with our legal counsel about that. We don't think there is any basis for it. Obviously, Rep. (Tim) Burns didn't think there was a basis for it when he wrote the bill."

The measure follows concerns that Galvan and others have spent money inappropriately in recent years. Several investigations are ongoing.